Public Speaking Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Public speaking lesson 8: Part 1 test: speaking basics · Set 20 · 40 questions

Speaker's tip (Find the skill, use the tip): Read the question and find the skill: nerves, voice, body, eyes, pronunciation or audience. Use that lesson’s tip — breathe and prepare, back row and steady pace, pause and pitch, stand tall, look around, finish every word, audience first. Read every option before you choose.

1. 1.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) breathing from the belly (b) finishing every word (c) keeping your chin up (d) speaking into your notes
2. 2.True or false: dropping to a near-whisper for a secret is about pitch. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker? (a) cramming late at night (b) knowing your opening (c) skipping practice (d) skipping breakfast
4. 4.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: sipping some water? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
5. 5.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) guessing a hard name (b) opening your mouth well (c) mumbling into your chest (d) chewing gum as you talk
6. 6.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
7. 7.🎭 Which voice suits cheering your team before a match? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
8. 8.True or false: “chin up” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.⏸️ What does a short pause just before a key line do? (a) builds interest (b) makes people leave (c) confuses everyone (d) wastes the speech
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping breakfast (b) skipping practice (c) cramming late at night (d) standing tall
11. 11.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these helps clear speech? (a) dropping word endings (b) chewing gum as you talk (c) tongue twister warm-ups (d) covering your mouth
13. 13.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) It is my privilege to (d) Kindly allow me to begin
15. 15.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: warning about the dangers of crossing the railway line needs a calm and gentle voice. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) knowing your opening (b) sipping some water (c) practising aloud (d) skipping breakfast
18. 18.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: slouching? (a) helpful (b) distracting
19. 19.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak more softly. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🎭 Which voice suits telling a funny moment from a picnic? (a) serious and steady (b) cheerful and lively (c) calm and gentle
21. 21.True or false: welcoming everyone to the school fair needs a serious and steady voice. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is an informal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Esteemed guests, (c) I would like to begin by (d) Good morning, respected
23. 23.True or false: “practising aloud” is a helpful habit for a nervous speaker. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔤 Does breaking long words up help clear speech or make speech unclear? (a) helps clear speech (b) makes speech unclear
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) I would like to begin by (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Guess what happened!
26. 26.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) It is my privilege to (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Respected judges,
27. 27.🧍 How should you stand at the microphone? (a) tall, feet steady (b) swaying to and fro (c) hopping on the spot (d) leaning on one leg
28. 28.True or false: “including the back row” is good eye contact. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching one friend only (b) glancing down, then up (c) looking out the window (d) staring at the slides
30. 30.🤐 Instead of saying “um” again and again, it is better to… (a) say “um” louder (b) repeat the last word (c) pause silently (d) speak faster
31. 31.⏸️ Where is the best place to pause in a speech? (a) in the middle of a word (b) after an important point (c) after every word (d) never at all
32. 32.😰 Helpful or unhelpful for a nervous speaker: skipping practice? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
33. 33.Which of these is good eye contact? (a) watching one friend only (b) a few seconds per person (c) looking out the window (d) staring at the slides
34. 34.Which of these makes speech unclear? (a) checking names first (b) saying word endings (c) opening your mouth well (d) dropping word endings
35. 35.👀 Good or poor eye contact: eyes on the floor? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact
36. 36.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) polite and formal (b) slangy and rude (c) bored and flat (d) silly and loud
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
38. 38.🎭 Which voice suits welcoming everyone to the school fair? (a) calm and gentle (b) serious and steady (c) cheerful and lively
39. 39.🎚️ Which voice tool is this: how high or low your voice sounds? (a) volume (b) a pause (c) pace (d) pitch
40. 40.👀 Good or poor eye contact: watching one friend only? (a) good eye contact (b) poor eye contact

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